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NWS Forecast

FZUS56 KMTR 211038
CWFMTR

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
238 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS AND OUT 60 NM INCLUDING THE SAN
FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND MONTEREY BAY

PZZ500-211730-
238 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST AND BAYS INCLUDING
MONTEREY BAY...GULF OF THE FARALLONES...AND CORDELL BANK NATIONAL
MARINE SANCTUARIES...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE
NORTHWEST WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH THE FORECAST
PERIOD. A FRONTAL SYSTEM PASSING NORTH OF THE AREA WILL BRING
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO THE NORTHERN WATERS TONIGHT
AND SUNDAY.



PZZ570-211730-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
238 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON...

TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT.
W SWELL 10 TO 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS.

TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES 3 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT.
NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT.

MON
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT.

TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT.
NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT.

WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT.
NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT. 



PZZ540-211730-
POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM-
238 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

TODAY
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 3 FT. W SWELL 9 TO 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS.

TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT . W SWELL 7 TO 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

SUN
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT.
NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT.

MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT.
NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT.

TUE
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.
NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT.

WED
N WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
W SWELL 7 TO 9 FT. 



PZZ545-211730-
POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM-
238 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST
THIS AFTERNOON...

TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT.
W SWELL 7 TO 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS.

TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT.
W SWELL 7 TO 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS.

SUN
SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 7 TO 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT.
W SWELL 6 TO 8 FT.

MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT.
W SWELL 6 TO 8 FT.

TUE
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.
W SWELL 6 TO 8 FT.

WED
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
W SWELL 6 TO 8 FT.


..SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST
..

IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET WITH A
DOMINANT PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS.

ACROSS THE BAR...COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 11 FEET WITH A DOMINANT
PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS. MAXIMUM EBB CURRENT OF 0.8 KNOTS AT 7:08 AM
SATURDAY MORNING AND 1.8 KNOTS AT 6:35 PM SATURDAY EVENING.



PZZ575-211730-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
238 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING


TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT.
NW SWELL 10 TO 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS.

TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT.
NW SWELL 9 TO 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS.

SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT AT
12 SECONDS.

SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT.
NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT.

MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.
NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT.

TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT.
NW SWELL 9 TO 11 FT.

WED
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.
NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT.



PZZ560-211730-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM-
238 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH 6 PM PST THIS EVENING...

TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT.
W SWELL 7 TO 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS.

TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 7 TO 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS.

SUN
NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS.

SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
NW SWELL 5 TO 7 FT.

MON
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT.
WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT.

TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
W SWELL 5 TO 7 FT.

WED
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
W SWELL 5 TO 7 FT.



PZZ565-211730-
POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM-
238 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING


TODAY
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT.
W SWELL 8 TO 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS.

TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT.
W SWELL 7 TO 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS.

SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT AT
12 SECONDS.

SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.
NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT.

MON
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT.

TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.
NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT.

WED
N WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT.



PZZ530-211730-
SAN FRANCISCO SAN PABLO SUISUN BAY AND THE WEST DELTA-
238 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. STRONGEST WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

SUN
S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON.

SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 5 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

MON
NE WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

TUE
NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

WED
NE WINDS 5 KT. 



PZZ535-211730-
MONTEREY BAY-
238 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 5 TO 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS.

TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 5 TO 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS.

SUN
E WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS.

SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES LESS THAN 2 FT. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT.

MON
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. WIND WAVES LESS THAN 2 FT. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT.

TUE
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. WIND WAVES LESS THAN 2 FT. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT.

WED
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. WIND WAVES LESS THAN 2 FT. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT.



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